Sharing the good stuff :~)

[mike goldberg]

Hi all,
It's my birthday, and a fellow RFF member is helping me with the technics of a lens shade for the Summitar. As for the Bessa, it may not be quite as strong or as advanced as some of the newer 'M' models, and I love it.

See below 😉 Looks better Large...
Cheers, Mike

 

[robin a]

Nice combo Mike,can it be collapsed all the way in? Robin

 

[robin a]

Oh Yeah, HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

 

[Rogrund]

Happy Birthday Mike!

 

[mike goldberg]

Hi...
Because the Summitar cannot be collapsed at all, I got a great price on it.
Futher, collapsible lenses are somewhat risky on a Bessa R.

 

[amateriat]

Happy Birthday, Mike! And, a quite interesting combo you have there. I'll be interested in how that works for you overall.


- Barrett

 

[vdonovan]

Happy birthday! I can't believe how you have that thing balanced on the rail. One gust of wind and bye bye birthday present.

For the record, when I had a Summitar I would regularly collapse it into my Bessa R. I measured the clearance from the shutter with a micrometer and it was fine. The only problem was that the retracting barrel *could* scrape the side of an interior light baffle if I let the lens wiggle as I retracted it. I was careful to retract the lens straight back and it was never a problem.

 

[Bingley]

Happy birthday, Mike. That is one sweet looking kit. I haven't tried my Bessa R w/ the 50 Elmar yet, but your post encourages me that I should.

 

[charjohncarter]

Enjoy your Bessa, I have enjoyed mine. I, personally, enjoy the meter and the view/rangefinder.

 

[Tom A]

Happy Birthday Mike and many more. The more filmusers survive, the better chance that we will be able to buy film in our "dotage".
The Summarit is a favourite of mine. Very distinct signature and in many ways I prefer to the collapsible Summicron. I also love watching those shutterblades move! I never bother to callapse it as they tend to be a bit sticky and you have to exert force in "uncollapsing it".

 

[mike goldberg]

Thanks all...
Your replies encourage me to put aside my Nikon D40 for a while, load up the Bessa R with Fujicolor, get out there and have a good time 🙄